Mbabane vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$287
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
40
😀 Quality of life
38
48
🏙️ Population
60.7K
5.94M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 21% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6501st ($623 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and India, respectively. Check Eswatini vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 7128th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$1527

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$459
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$1003
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$1116
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$791
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$819
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$841
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$696
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$822
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$1045
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$838
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$909
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$997
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1079
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$874
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$717
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$971
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$848
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$834
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$943
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$717
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$788
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$689
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$774
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$627
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$581
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$809
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$718
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$692
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$663
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$696
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$554
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$690
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$654
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$600
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$862
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
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$335
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$367
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$321
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$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348